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APPLICATION men JULY 25. 1919.

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SATCHEL HANDLE.

APPLICATION EILED JULY 25.1918.

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ONE-HALF TD JOHN Sr BRIGKNELL,, OE HAMMQND, INDIANA..

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Pa-tented Oct. 7, 1919.

V Applieationfiledifuly 25,1918. Serial No. 246,687.

To all whom it may-concern:

Be it known; that I, Jon- N Hnennnonsr, a citizenof the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and Statebf Illinois, have invented new and useful Iinproveinents in- "Satchel Handles, of" which the following is a specification. y

This invention relates to handles for valises, Satchelsan d? the like, and its object is to providea handle which is detachable from" the case for the purpose of discouraging theft thereof, the handle being removed when the owner wishes to leave the case; so that the latter now cannot be conveniently carried 7 V V -The i-nvention also has for its object to provide a handle; fastenin which precludes the possibility" of the attac ent of a handle to the case other than the proper one.-

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A further objectof the invention isto associate with the hand-lefastening a novel means for locking the casein closed position.

With the objects stated view the invention consists in a combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafterdescribed and claimed, and in order that the same may be better understood, reference is had tothe accompanying drawingsforrning a part of this specification.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is an elevation of the handle, showing its application; Fig. 2 is a longitudiinal section;

Fig. 3 is an elevation of a certain keeper tongue, as positioned in Fig. 2';

Fig. 4; is an enlarged partialreproduction of Fig; 2', showing certain parts in altered positions; i

Fig. 5 is a section, partly: broken away, on"

the line 5-5- of Fig; it, and 1 7 Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-1-6 of Fig.- 4.

Referring specifically to the drawings,10 denotes a fragment of the grip, satchel or other case, the same being-provided with a for carrying the same, and said handle being detachably connected to the case, so that when: the owner wishesto leave the same temporarily, he can remove 'the' handle. The case cannot now be'convenientlycarried, and the person carrying the same is also apt to excite suspicion, so that danger of theft of the case is reducedito a minimum.

v The detachable fastening for the handle 11 comprisesthe following parts:

The top of the case has the usual opening which is lined on opposite sides by two parallel'longitudinal metal strips 12 and l3 re spectively, having inturned flanges 12 and 13 respectively, which overlap when the case isclosed, with the flange 12 on the out-- side or on top of the flange 13 To the outer face of the flange 12 are riveted or otherwise secured two housings 14 and 15, respectively, which are spaced to correspond to the spacing of the ends of the handle 11, and between these two housings, the flange 12 is provided with another and intermediate housing 16. The housings 14 and 15 have lateral base flanges l7 whichseat beneath the flange 12 and are secured thereto by suitable fasteners 17.

One endof the handle 11' is fitted with a headed stud 18 which seats loosely and removably in an aperture 18 in the outer end wall. of the housing 14, so that the handle can be swung upwardly and downwardly to bring its other end away from and toward the housing 15. The last-mentioned end of the handle is detacha'bly connected to the housinglfi in whichlatter it is locked by a means which will now be described.

The housing 16 contains a slidable latchbolt-18 having one end downwardly offset as shown at 18 and passing through a slot 19 in the flange 12 flange 13 The other end of the bolt passes into the housing 15 and here carries a plate 20 having on its face a series of outstanding studs 20 At the top of the plate 20 is arearward extension 21 passing through an opening in the inner-end wall of the housing 15 and provided on the outside thereof with a finger piece 21 As the part 20 is fixed on the bolt 18, it will be evident that In the top of the housing 15 is an aperture,

24 through which is adaptedeto be inserted a keeper tongue 25 on the end of the handle 11-. This tongue has apertures 25 corresponding in size and location to the size and grouping of the studs 20 so that the latter may enter the same when the tongue is and a recess 19 in the passed through the aperture 24 into the housing 15. It will be noted that three studs are provided, the middle one being larger than the others, so that the chances of reaching the bottom of the lock with a tool for the purpose of tampering with the case, are greatly reduced. WVith the middle stud in one position, various combinations can be produced by moving the other studs up or down on the plate 20, and the combination can also be changed by changing the position of the middle stud. Numerous combinations of apertures 25 in the tongue 25 are therefore rendered possible.

On the outer face of the flange 12, inside the housing 15, is mounted a stiff metal plate 26, the same being secured by the fasteners 17 The flange has two transverse rows 27 and 28, respectively, of apertures, the former being designed to receive outstanding lugs 29 on the bottom edge of the tongue 25 when the latter is inserted into the housing 15 and locked by the studs 20. To the underside of the plate 26 is riveted or otherwise fastened, as shown at 30, a spring metal plate 31 provided with three projecting tongues 31 having upstanding studs 31 which are positioned to seat in the apertures 28 and to project therefrom a suflicient distance intothe housing 15 to serve as stops for the plate 20, the sides of the studs which are thus engaged being flattened. When the tongue 25 is inserted into the housing 15, the lugs 29 pass through the apertures 27 and depress the plate 31 to retract the studs 31*, for release of the plate 20, which is now advanced by the spring 22 to seat the studs20 in the apertures 25*. The plate 26 forms a solid rest for the inner end of the tongue 25 and limits the downward movement thereof into the housing 15, so that the apertures 25 will be accurately positioned in line with the studs 20.

The bolt 18 also locks the case 10 closed, this being done by its oifset end 18. A keeper 32 is provided for this end of the bolt, the same comprising a yoke shaped plat-e carried by the flange 12, the sides of the yoke being apertured, as shown at 32. To the strip 13 is fastened a tongue 33 which extends between the yoke branches when the case 10 is closed, and has, in line with the apertures 32, an aperture33 It will therefore be seen that when the bolt end 18 is passed through the apertures 32 and33, the case is locked and it cannot now be opened up until the bolt end is withdrawn from the apertures.

To remove the handle 11, it is necessary only to move the bolt 18 rearwardly by taking hold of the finger piece 21 which with draws the studs 20 from the apertures 25.

. The tongue 25 is now free and may be withdrawn from the housing 15, after which the other end of the handle may be disconnected from the housing 14. After removing the handle 11, the bolt 18 canbe shifted to insert the end 18 through the apertures 52 and 83, so that the case 10 is now locked closed. When this is done, the studs '31 come in front of the plate 20 and thus prevent the bolt from being moved forward to withdraw its end 18 from the apertures 32' and 33 The casetherefore cannot be unlocked until the tongue, 25 is again. inserted into the housing, and said tongue therefore also has the function of a key for-unlocking the case. 1 7

. In view ofthe combination of studs 20 and apertures 25 an unauthorized person cannot apply anotherhandle 11 to the case for the purpose of. carrying the same away, or unlocking the case. If a flat strip or tool is inserted with the object of picking the lock, it will be necessary to depress all three spring tongues 31? which is a difiicult matter as they are not accessible except by the way of the apertures 27.

I claim:

1. The combination with like, slidable latch bolt carried by the valise, means in the valise engageable by the bolt for locking the valise, a latch keeper tongue on the handle, means on the bolt and enga ea valise or the able with aid tongue for locking the ban e to the valise, and means releasable by the aforesaid tongue for locking the bolt against a sliding movement.

2. The combination with a valise or the like, and a removable handle therefor; ofa latch bolt carried by the valise, means in the valise engageable by the bolt for locking the and a removable handle therefor; of a valise, a latch keeper tongue on the handle,

means on the bolt and engageable with said tongue for locking the handle to the valise,

a stop engageable with the bolt for locking the same in position to look the valise, a movable support for the stop, an apertured plate over the support, and lugs on the tongue insertible through the apertures of the plate to engage the support and move the same to disengage the stop from the bolt.

3. The combination with a valise or the like, and a removable handle therefor; of a slidable latch bolt carried by the valise and having means at one end for locking the valise and at the other end means for looking the handle to the valise, the handle having a keeper tongue for the bolt, and means releasable by said tongue for locking the bolt against a sliding movement.

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